Thursday, April 17, 2025

Friday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asian Stocks Edge Higher in Thin Holiday Trading: Markets Wrap

[AP] Strange sell-off in the dollar raises the specter of investors losing trust in the US under Trump

[AP] Trump’s attacks on Powell threaten the Fed’s independence. Here’s why it matters

[Reuters] Trump amps up feud with Fed over rates, accuses Powell of 'playing politics' 

[AP] Trump suggests he can remove Fed Chair Powell and says he’s ‘not happy’ with him over interest rates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Moves to Levy Chinese Vessels in Widening Trade War

[Axios] Trump's United States of Emergency

[Yahoo/Reuters] Fed's Powell is an exemplary central banker, ECB's Villeroy says

[Reuters] BOJ will keep raising rates if inflation on track, Governor Ueda says

[Reuters] Japan's core inflation accelerates, complicating BOJ's rate path

[Yahoo/Reuters] China's fiscal revenue falls 1.1% in January-March

[AP] Rubio says the US will drop Ukraine-Russia peace efforts if no progress within days

[Axios] Putin tests Trump's patience by slow-walking ceasefire talks

[Bloomberg] Who Will Blink First in the US-China Trade War?

[Bloomberg] Rubio Says US to Move on If War in Ukraine Can’t Be Ended

[Bloomberg] Trump Officials Weigh Earth Day Move Against Green Groups

[NYT] With Harvard Threat, Trump Tries to Bend the I.R.S. to His Will

[WSJ] Trump Has for Months Privately Discussed Firing Fed Chair Powell

[WSJ] Why World Leaders Are Pulling Their Punches in the Trade War

[WSJ] ‘Hands Off Our Universities’ Protesters Rally Against Threats From Trump Administration

[WSJ] U.S. Will Pause Ukraine Peace Efforts if No Progress, Rubio Warns

[FT] China stops buying liquefied gas from the US

[FT] Trump administration set to impose steep fees on Chinese ships docked in US ports

[FT] Tech industry fears Donald Trump’s trade war will hamper US AI ‘dominance’

[FT] Tett: Tariffs ignore the reality of global tech supply chains

[FT] Donald Trump’s tariffs unravel US supply chains at China’s export showcase

[FT] US rare earth champion faces trade war test after tariffs halt China sales

[FT] Trump administration set to impose steep fees on Chinese ships

[FT] Few US CEOs bought the dip as tariffs rattled markets